41.   At the time, the US government blamed the Libyan authorities for the attack.

42.   Egyptian police at Salloum said the Libyan authorities had stepped up security measures at Mossaed to prevent any of the fundamentalists from fleeing the country.

43.   Egyptian officials at the border said four buses transporting expelled Palestinians to Egypt were halted at the Messaed border post in Libya by order of Libyan authorities.

44.   The pace of expulsions picked up in recent days with Libyan authorities expanding the border camp where stranded Palestinians are staying.

45.   The stranded Palestinians blame the outbreak of diarrhoea on polluted water brought in in containers by the Libyan authorities.

46.   The trip came after the Libyan authorities indicated for the first time that they would cooperate with the investigation.

47.   When the plane touched down, the three Egyptians surrendered to the Libyan authorities who turned them over to Egypt.

48.   Japan is negotiating with Libyan authorities through the Japanese embassy for the release of the crew.

49.   Kadhafi told them Thursday they had the Libyan authorities to thank for the safe end to their ordeal.

50.   Libyan authorities gave him permission to interview several people who might have been involved in the bombing.